Picture-card.



PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

A. KINNIOUTT.

PICTURE CARD. APPLICATION I'ILED MAR.11, 1907.

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' AMBROSE KINNIOUTT, OF WEST ALBANY, NEW YORK.

PICTUREjOARD- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 1-7,- 1908.

Application filed March 11, 1907. Serial No. 361,858.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, AMBROSE KINNICUTT, g a citizen of the United States, residing at West Albany, in the city of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of.New York, have invented certain-new and useful Im- Picture-Cards, of which the ollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to picture cards-and the object of my invention is to provide a part of the contents being obscured when the card is folded, and a portion of that which is in sight when the card is folded being, by the action of the unfolding of the card caused to change its position as though acting under the influence of the person depicted on the formerly obscured part of the card. I attain this object by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan of the card in its folded position. Fig. 2 is a plan of the card when the folded part has been raised to the vertical. Fig. 3 is aplan of .the card when it is entirely open. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the connection of the moving member with the stationary part.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A portion of the card, B, is adapted to foldover the ortion, A, thereof. That part of the card, X, which is exposed may have a portion of a table, 0, depicted thereon. I preferabl place on the card, A, B, the picture 0 a person, D, preferably so arranged that when the card is folded the fold over portion, B, will cover said picture. At-

picture I secure a piece of represent the arm, E, and hand,

aper cut to referably holding an article of a person,

proper distance of the card,

' theother side, or the thread on the back of the card by the outside cover-' such as a glass, and secure the shoulder and elbow thereof to the card in the position that it would naturally appear, providing it were The forearm is free from attachment to the card, and the elbow, and in such a manner that as the portion, B, of the card is folded over the portion, A, the forearm, E, and hand, F, which may be shown as asplng a glass, G, be brought upon'the tal ii e, C,

as shown in Fig. 1, and when the folded over portion, B, is opened the glass, or other article held therein, is brought to the lips of the picture, as shown in Fig. 3.

For the purpose of guiding the forearm, E, and retaining it during its movement within A, I preferably lace the thread, H, which passes over the Forearm and through the ortion, A, of the card, the ends of the threa may be covered ingvof the card itself.

or advertising purposes I may name the article carried by'the hand to the mouth, which may be the name of a drink when a glass is illustrated, as herein, or some other article may be illustrated.

being secured on I may use my invention for advertising purposes and in connection with postal cards, placing on the turned over portion B the words or sentiment I drink to your health at and inside Albany, N. Y.

I do not limit myself to the'use of paper for the construction of the moving arm, ner do I limit myself to the arm or to the figure of the man in the picture, as these elements may be changed and others substituted without affecting my invention.

What I claim as m invention and desire to'secure b Letters l atent is:

1. A card provided with a folded over portion; a picture on said card; an attachable representation of a portion of the picture; said attachable ortion having a part thereof attached to sai picture in the position that the icture would illustrate the part attached to i instead of being attached thereto, it was painted or printed upon the card itself; the unattached portion creased to fold when the card is folded and in the movement of folding and unfolding to be moved to and from the picture; with a means for guiding and retainin the over turned portion of the paper within proper distance of the card durmg the folding process.

2. A card tion; a picture on said card; an attachable representation of a portion of the picture; said attachable part having a portion attached only to that part of said card which folding to be moved in contact with the card folds over the other part thereof and in the from one portion of the picture to another, 10 osition on the picture that the picture i In testimony whereof I have affixed. my would illustrate the part to be if instead of signature in presence of two witnesses. 5 being an attachable portion it was printed or r AMBROSE KINNICUTT.

painted upon the card itself; the unattached Witnesses: portion creased to fold when the card is fold- LOTTIE PRIOR, ed and in the movementof folding and un- FREDERICK W. CAMERON. 

